The #1 country song on October 8, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Other #1 songs on October 8, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Chevy Chase
Movie Actor
Born October 08, 1943
Lynne Adams
Playwright
Born October 08, 1946
Tommy Lee Wallace
Director
Born October 08, 1949
Terry Gou
Entrepreneur
Born October 08, 1950
David Whiston
Violinist
Born October 08, 1941
Susan Raye
Country Singer
Born October 08, 1944
Sarah Purcell
TV Show Host
Born October 08, 1948